Air
Author: Ryman, Geoff
Publisher: Griffin $ 13.95 (paper) ISBN: 0312261217 Date: 2003 PWBooklist
Chung Mae is the fashion expert of the farming village of Kizuldah, Karzistan.
The town gets Air, a new communication technology that will connect everyone
without wires or computers. But the initial test of Air is a disaster; people
are killed by the shock, and Mae ends up imprinted with the memories of a dying
old woman.
Updated 12.15.03

X President: A Novel of the Cigarette Wars
Author: Baruth, Philip E.
Publisher: Bantam $ 11.95 (paper) ISBN: 0553802941 Date: 2003 Booklist
It is the year 2055 and America is entangled in a devastating world war--and
losing badly. As the threat of homeland invasion grows stronger, the United States
is desperate to change the tide--any way it can. Enter Sal Hayden, official biographer
of a former president, who is hired to create the world's most daring, dangerous,
and spectacular spin job.
Updated 10.8.03

Any Man So Daring
Author: Hoyt, Sarah A.
Publisher: Ace $ 23.95 ISBN: 044101092x Date: 2003 Booklist
The final book in the Shakespeare fantasy trilogy by the author of All Night Awake. Shakespeare's success comes with a price--his son Hamnet has disappeared in the realm of the Elven King. Now Will must face the powers of darkness to rescue him.
Suggested Reading: Shakespearean Stars
Updated 11.12.03

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14
Author: Jones, Stephen (ed)
Publisher: Carroll & Graf $ 11.95 (paper) ISBN: 0786712376 Date: 2003 PW
The 14th volume of the Best New Horror series revisits the momentous events
and chilling achievements on the dark side of fantasy.
Suggested Reading: Scary Stars
Updated 10.14.03

Dragon's Kin
Author: McCaffrey, Anne & Todd McCaffrey
Publisher: Del Rey $ 24.95 ISBN: 0345461983 Date: 2003 LJ
The Dragonriders of Pern learn about the special talents of the watch-wyers
in this new novel by the beloved creator of the series and her son.
Updated 10.7.03

The Presence of Mine Enemies
Author: Turtledove, Harry
Publisher: NAL $ 24.95 ISBN: 0451529022 Date: 2003 Booklist
In the 21st century, Germany's Third Reich continues to thrive after its victory
in World War II--keeping most of Europe and North America under its heel. But
within the heart of the Nazi regime, a secret lives. Under a perfect Aryan facade,
Jews survive--living their lives, raising their families, and trying to avoid
discovery.
Suggested Reading: Alternative History Stars
Updated 9.22.03

Fudoki
Author: Johnson, Kij
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765303906 Date: 2003 PW
Set in the same universe as The Fox Woman, this time Kij Johnson takes
on another animal totem and enters the world of the creature who comes to be
known as Kagaya-hime, a sometime woman warrior, occasional philosopher, and
reluctant confidante to noblemen. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 9.22.03

Mirror Mirror
Author: Maguire, Gregory
Publisher: Regan $ 24.95 ISBN: 006039384x Date: 2003 KirkusPW
From the bestselling author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked
Witch of the West (debuting on Broadway this fall), Confessions
of an Ugly Stepsister and Lost comes a master retelling
of the Snow White story set in Renaissance Italy.
Updated 9.22.03

The Night Country: Or, the Darkness on the Edge of Town
Author: O'Nan, Stewart
Publisher: FSG $ 22 ISBN: 0374222150 Date: 2003 LJ
A strange and unsettling ghost story in the tradition of Ray Bradbury and
Shirley Jackson, The Night Country creeps through the streets
of one bedroom community, reaching into the connected yet isolated lives of
three people changed forever by a car accident.
Suggested Reading: Scary Stars
Updated 8.14.03

Star Dragon
Author: Brotherton, Mike
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765307588 Date: 2003 Booklist
The crew of the Karamojo--human and AI alike--will risk everything
to capture the star dragon--a creature of fire with a nuclear
furnace for heart. It will take all their technology, all their skill, and
more
courage than they knew they had, to come home alive. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 10.8.03

Budayeen Nights
Author: Effinger, George Alec
Publisher: Golden Gryphon $ 24.95 ISBN: 1930846193 Date: 2003 PW
George Alex Effinger's first short-fiction collection in nearly 15 years, these
nine tales are set in Budayeen, the walled city in the sand, a city of dark
shadows and even darker inhabitants, where a Raymond Chandleresque vision has
been created--hardboiled, noir, futuristic--but with a twist. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 8.11.03

The Good House
Author: Due, Tananarive
Publisher: Atria $ 25 ISBN: 0743449002 Date: 2003 PWKirkus
From the award-winning author of The Black Rose comes a terrifying
story of supernatural suspense, as a woman searches for the inherited power
that can save her hometown from evil forces.
Suggested Reading: Scary Stars | African American
Stars
Updated 8.11.03

A Fortress of Grey Ice: Book Two of Sword of Shadows
Author: Jones, J.V.
Publisher: Tor $ 25.95 ISBN: 0765306336 Date: 2003 PW
In the highly charged epic adventure of Ash March and Raif Sevrance, the fate
of the two outcasts is entwined with ancient prophecies and need as the cold,
dark world threatens to be torn asunder by a war to end all wars.
Updated 8.18.03

The Time Traveler's Wife
Author: Niffenegger, Audrey
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage $ 25 ISBN: 193156146x Date: 2003 PWLJ
The love story of Henry and Claire whose lives are punctuated by Henry's disappearance
to different points in time--sometimes even back to visit Claire as a young
woman. When Henry meets Claire, he is twenty-eight, and she is twenty. He's
a hip, handsome librarian; she is an art student with Botticelli hair. Henry
has never met Claire before; Claire has known Henry since she was six...
Suggested Reading: Librarian
Stars | Time Travel Stars | Adult Books for Teens
Updated 8.14.03

The Companions
Author: Tepper, Sheri
Publisher: Eos $ 25.95 ISBN: 006053821x Date: 2003 Kirkus
A thrilling new tale by the acclaimed author of The Visitor, Tepper
pens an otherworldly tale of the planet Moss, where a group of humans discover
an intelligent race of natives.
Updated 6.19.03

Lord of Snow and Shadows: Book One of the Tears of Artamon
Author: Ash, Sarah
Publisher: Bantam $ 21.95 ISBN: 0553803344 Date: 2003 PW
The first book in The Tears of Artamon saga pays homage to the
genre's traditions while carving a refreshingly bold place for its exciting
new author. Trapped in a land racked by bitter rivalries, Gavril must take
up the mantle of his father's rule to unite a divided kingdom.
Updated 6.25.03

Stars
Author: Ian, Janis and Mike Resnick (editors)
Publisher: DAW $ 23.95 ISBN: 0756401771 Date: 2003 PW
Janis Ian has inspired fans for years with her lyrical and evocative music.
Now, this popular music legend has invited her favorite science fiction and
fantasy writers to interpret her songs using their own unique voices.
Updated 7.21.03

Dante's Equation
Author: Jensen, Jane
Publisher: Del Rey $ 15.95 ISBN: 0345430379 Date: 2003 LJ
From the author of Judgment Day and creator of the popular Gabriel
Knight computer games comes an edge-of-the-seat science-fiction thriller
that weaves together elements of the Kabbalah and physics with doorways to
other worlds.
Updated 6.19.03

Idlewild
Author: Sagan, Nick
Publisher: Putnam $ 23.95 ISBN: 0399150978 Date: 2003 Kirkus
Set in the day after tomorrow, Idlewild opens as a young man
awakes with amnesia: He cannot remember who he is and doesn't recognize anything
around him--all he knows for sure is that someone is trying to kill him.
Updated 5.29.03

American Empire: The Victorious Opposition
Author: Turtledove, Harry
Publisher: Del Rey $ 27.95 ISBN: 034544423x Date: 2003 PW
The monumental conclusion to the American Empire trilogy finds the Confederacy
racing along the path toward renewed war with the United States. In a drama
of spies and traitors, lovers and soldiers, Turtledove has created an unforgettable
reimagining of history itself.
Suggested Reading: Alternative History Stars
Updated 7.7.03

Journey Into the Void: Volume Three of the Sovereign Stone Trilogy
Author: Weis, Margaret & Tracy Hickman
Publisher: Eos $ 25.95 ISBN: 0061051780 Date: 2003 PW
Led by a brave nobleman, the Dominion Lords, a quartet of champions from
each race--man, elf, ork, and dwarf--must bring their shard of the awesome
Sovereign Stone to the Portal of the Gods. Fast-paced and thrilling, Journey
into the Void is acclaimed fantasists Weis and Hickman at their epic
best.
Updated 6.203

Fat White
Vampire Blues
Author: Fox, Andrew
Publisher: Ballantine $ 13.95 (paper) ISBN: 0345463331 Date: 2003Booklist
If Dracula slept with A Confederacy of Dunces, this funny
first novel about Jules, a feckless, overweight vampire would be the result.
He's watched his neighborhood go to hell--and now, a new vampire is looking
to drive him out. Jules must find a way to contend with life's hurdles--without
getting a stake through the heart.
Suggested Reading: New Orleans
Updated 4.28.03

Changing Planes: Stories
Author: LeGuin, Ursula K.
Publisher: Harcourt $ 22 ISBN: 0151009716 Date: 2003 Library JournalKirkus
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental
discovery of alighting on other planes - not airplanes but planes of existence
- in this humorous and poignant series of stories by National Book Award-winning
author Ursula K. Le Guin.
Updated 4.24.03

Ilium
Author: Simmons, Dan
Publisher: Eos $ 25.95 ISBN: 0380978938 Date: 2003 PW
From the Hugo Award-winning author of the Hyperion Cantos comes the first
book of a breathtaking new saga based on the themes of Homer's The
Iliad and Shakespeare's The Tempest--a groundbreaking work
from a "magnificently original" (Denver Post) writer.
Updated 5.29.03

American Empire: The
Victorious Opposition
Author: Turtledove, Harry
Publisher: Del Rey $ 27.95 ISBN: 034544423x Date: 2003 Booklist
The monumental conclusion to the American Empire trilogy finds the Confederacy
racing along the path toward renewed war with the United States. In a drama
of spies and traitors, lovers and soldiers, Turtledove has created an unforgettable
reimagining of history itself.
Updated 5.29.03

Blind Lake
Author: Wilson, Robert Charles
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765302624 Date: 2003 KirkusPW
At Blind Lake, a federal research installation in Minnesota, scientists are using
a technology they barely understand to watch everyday life in a city of lobster-like
aliens on a distant planet. Wilson tells a gripping tale of alien contact and
human love in a haunted but hopeful universe.
Updated 6.29.03

Redemption Ark
Author: Reynolds, Alastair
Publisher: Ace $ 24.95 ISBN: 044101958x Date: 2003 PW
Named the Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year ("Chronicle"), this stunning sequel to Revelation begins late in the 26th century. The human race has advanced enough to trigger alien machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it.
Updated 5.29.03

The Light Ages
Author: MacLeod, Ian R.
Publisher: Ace $ 23.95 ISBN: 0441010555 Date: 2003 PW
In this moody work set in a fantastical Age of Industry, Robert Borrows runs
away from Bracebridge, West Yorkshire, only to find that he cannot escape
from the magical secrets of his past.
Suggested Reading: Alternative History Stars
Updated 4.14.03

Kingdom River
Author: Smith, Mitchell
Publisher: Tor $ 25.95 ISBN: 0765300087 Date: 2003 Booklist
Sam Monroe is the reluctant commander of a tough-minded warrior people in
northern Mexico. Sam's people cling to a precarious, hard-won freedom. Toghrul
Khan, leader of the Khanate, wants the Kingdom's lucrative trade and lush
farmlands. To get them, Sam Monroe must learn not just to command--but to
rule.
Updated 5.29.03

Mistress of Dragons
Author: Weis, Margaret
Publisher: Tor $ 25.95 ISBN: 0765304686 Date: 2003 Booklist
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Dragonlance,
Dark Sword, and Deathgate series, comes her first solo fantasy novel set in
an all-new, sure-to-be bestselling world, the Dragonvald.
Updated 4.28.03

The Wizard Hunters: The Fall of Ile-Rein
Author: Wells, Martha
Publisher: Eos $ 24.95 ISBN: 0380977885 Date: 2003 Kirkus
Filled with wonder, adventure, magic, and danger, this is the first volume
in an epic fantasy trilogy--the sequel to The Death of the Necromancer--from
"one of the best new writers the field has to offer" (C. J. Cherryh).
Updated 2.23.03

The War of
the Flowers
Author: Williams, Tad
Publisher: DAW $ 24.95 ISBN: 0756401356 Date: 2003 LJ
Returning to the fantasy genre that made him a coast-to-coast bestselling
phenomenon, Williams has written a new stand-alone contemporary novel set
in Northern California, and in the strange parallel world that coexists in
the farthest reaches of the imagination.
Updated 5.19.03

The Phoenix Exultant
Author: Wright, John C.
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765304325 Date: 2003 KirkusThe Phoenix Exultant is a continuation of the story begun in The
Golden Age, and is a grand space opera in the tradition of Jack Vance
and Roger Zelazny. At the conclusion of the first book, Phaethon of Radamanthus
House was left an exile from his life of power and privilege. Now he embarks
upon a quest to recover his memory and his life.
Updated 2.10.03

Darwin's Children
Author: Bear, Greg
Publisher: Del Rey $ 24.95 ISBN: 0345448359 Date: 2003 Library JournalPW
In Darwin's Radio, the human race underwent a leap in evolution,
as women began to give birth to human "upgrades." Now a decade has
passed, and millions of new children have been born around the world. Darwin's
Children is the story of Stella Nova and her fellow new humans as they
fight to survive.
Updated 3.3.03

Kushiel's Avatar
Author: Carey, Jacqueline
Publisher: Tor $ 27.95 ISBN: 0312872402 Date: 2003 PWBooklist
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. Citizen
Phedre no Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Phedre's
path has been strange and dangerous, and through it all, the devoted swordsman
Joscelin has been at her side, following the central precept of the angel
Cassiel: Protect and serve.
Updated 4.28.03

Talon of the Silver Hawk: Conclave
of Shadows Book One
Author: Feist, Raymond
Publisher: Eos $ 24.95 ISBN: 0380977087 Date: 2003 PW
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Riftwar Legacy
comes the first installment of a new series--a thrilling new epic of adventure
and deceit set in his signature world of Midkemia.
Updated 2.24.03

Lost in a Good Book
Author: Fforde, Jasper
Publisher: Viking Books $ 24.95 ISBN: 0670031909 Date: 2003 KirkusLJ
Literary detective heroine Thursday Next returns in this follow-up to the
acclaimed The Eyre Affair. To rescue the love of her life, Thursday
must retrieve a supposedly vanquished enemy from the pages of Poe's "The
Raven." Soon, Thursday finds herself the target of a series of potentially
lethal coincidences.
Suggested Reading: If You Like Douglas Adams
Updated 3.13.03

The Wreck of the River of Stars
Author: Flynn, Michael
Publisher: Tor $ 27.95 ISBN: 0765300990 Date: 2003 Kirkus
In this magnificent stand-alone epic of the spaceways, author Flynn grows
in stature. The luxury liner River of Stars was once the envy
of all solar sailors, but she operates now as a tramp freighter and her crew
is a motley group of misfits. When an unlikely and catastrophic engine failure
strikes, the story of their doom has the inevitability and power of a Greek
tragedy.
Updated 1.10.03

Cerulean Sins
Author: Hamilton, Laurell K.
Publisher: Berkley $ 22.95 ISBN: 0425188361 Date: 2003 PW
Once a sworn enemy of all monsters, Anita is now the human consort of both Master Vampire Jean Claude and leopard shapeshifter Micah. When a centuries-old vampire hits St. Louis, Anita finds herself needing all the dark forces her passion can muster to save the ones she loves.
Updated 3.27.03

Wasteland of Flint
Author: Harlan, Thomas
Publisher: Tor $ 27.95 ISBN: 076530192x Date: 2003 Kirkus
In five centuries, the mighty Empire of the Mexica, descendants of the ancient
Aztecs, has spread out to conquer the earth. Now, on a desolate, barren world
far from the heart of civilization, Gretchen Andersson, a young human xeno-archeologist
is about to discover an awesome, long-buried secret that could alter the galactic
balance of power forever.
Suggested Reading: Aztec Stars
Updated 3.13.03

Jaws of Darkness
Author: Turtledove,
Harry
Publisher: Tor $ 27.95 ISBN: 0765304171 Date: 2003 PW
Turtledove's masterful saga of a magical world's cataclysmic war, which began
with Into the Darkness, has earned accolades from readers and reviewers
alike. In this fifth volume of the series, hope may be dawning. The terrible
onslaught of the forces of Algarve begins to founder as it runs into Habakkuk:
a sorcerous ship of ice.
Suggested Reading: Alternative History Stars
Updated 3.13.03

Red Thunder
Author: Varley, John
Publisher: Ace $ 23.95 ISBN: 0440010156 Date: 2003 PW
Seven suburban misfits are constructing a spaceship out of old tanker cars. The plan is to beat the Chinese to Mars--in under four days at three million miles an hour. It would be history in the making if it didn't sound so insane.
Updated 3.31.03

Sims
Author: Wilson, F. Paul
Publisher: Forge $ 25.95 ISBN: 0765305518 Date: 2003 Kirkus
A new science thriller, Sims takes place in the very near future,
when the science of genetics is fulfilling its vaunted potential. It's a world
where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated, and manual labor
is gradually being transferred to "sims", genetically altered chimps
who occupy a gray zone between simian and human.
Updated 2.23.03

Paper Mage
Author: Cutter, Leah R.
Publisher: NAL/Roc $ 6.50 ISBN: 0451459172 Date: 2003 Booklist
The first in a stunning new series inspired by the ancient art of origami.
"An enchanting novel, skillfully rooted in Chinese history and myth--mystical,
unusual, and thoroughly convincing."--Terri Windling, Editor of The
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
Updated 4.28.03

Joust
Author: Lackey, Mercedes
Publisher: Daw $ 24.95 ISBN: 0756401224 Date: 2003 Booklist
The first book in this thrilling new series introduces readers to a young slave who dreams of becoming a Jouster--one of the few warriors who can actually ride a flying dragon.
Updated 3.31.03

Angelica: A Novel of Samaria
Author: Shinn, Sharon
Publisher: Ace $ 23.95 ISBN: 044101013x Date: 2003 PW
The bestselling author of The Alleluia Files makes her long-awaited
journeyback to Samaria for the story of Archangel and Angelica, as the future
of the planet hangs in the balance.
Updated 2.20.03

The Risen Empire: Book One of the Succession
Author: Westerfield, Scott
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765305550 Date: 2003 PW
In this space opera of the 21st century, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must face the challenge of the of a new race of humans who want to overthrow the powerful, undead Emperor of the empire.
Updated 1.20.03

Jinn
Author: Delaney, Matthew B.J.
Publisher: St Martins $ 24.95 ISBN: 0312276702 Date: 2003 PW
An ancient evil discovered by Marines in the South Pacific during World War II is linked to a depraved serial killer many years later on the streets of Boston. Detectives Jefferson and Brogon have no idea that to solve this case, their investigation must take them around the world and through time and history.
Updated 1.3.03

Crossfire
Author: Kress, Nancy
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765304678 Date: 2003Kirkus
Kress made her reputation in the early 90s with her multiple award-winning
novella, Beggars in Spain, which became the basis for Beggars Trilogy. Now
comes a brand new science fiction epic, the story of a human colony started
by Jake Holman, a man trying to escape a dark past.
Updated 12.02.02

Children of the Shaman
Author: Rydill, Jessica
Publisher: Roc $ 6.50 ISBN: 0451459113 Date: 2003Booklist
Thirteen-year-old Annat and her older brother, Malchick, leave their sheltered
upbringing and reunite with their father, a shaman-healer. With him they venture
into the magical kingdom of La Souterraine. Only then and there do they learn
what their heritage means to them and to those around them.
Updated 2.20.03

Laughing Man
Author: Wright, T.M.
Publisher: Leisure $ 5.99 (paper) ISBN: 0843950846 Date: 2003Booklist
New York City detective Jack Erhmun has his own peculiar ways of solving homicides--ways
which can frighten his colleagues. Assigned to a series of gruesome murders,
Jack delves into facts that make it seem no human killer can be involved.
He soon becomes more and more erratic. Is it the case that affects him, or
is it something no one dares to consider?
Updated 1.25.03

A Shortcut in Time
Author: Dickinson, Charles
Publisher: Forge $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765305798 Date: 2003Library Journal
Dickinson's novels and short stories have won widespread acclaim for their
deft characterization, humanity, and humor. Now Dickinson slips beyond the
bounds of mundane realism to create a poignant fantasy that bears comparison
to the work of Jack Finney and Jonathan Carroll.
Suggested Reading: Time Travel
Updated 1.16.03

Hades Daughter: Book One of the Troy Game
Author: Douglass, Sara
Publisher: Tor $ 27.95 ISBN: 0765305402 Date: 2003PW
The first title in Douglass's compelling new series, this is a riveting historical
fantasy series of love and revenge and the madness that can ensnare even the
most noble soul.
Suggested Reading: Legendary Characters
Updated 12.16.02

The Briar King
Author: Keyes, Greg
Publisher: Del Rey $ 23.95 ISBN: 0345440668 Date: 2003PW
An ensemble fantasy in the tradition of George R.R. Martin and Terry Goodkind,
The Briar King will establish the award-winning Greg Keyes as one
of the finest authors in the world of fantasy today.
Updated 12.02.02

March to the Stars
Author: Weber, David & Eric Flint
Publisher: Baen $ 26 ISBN: 0743435621 Date: 2003PW
Prince Roger MacClintock and the Royal Marines are up against an enemy spaceport,
bristling with heavy artillery. Roger's team has only hand weapons. But neither
Roger nor the Marines are about to give up in this new adventure by two established
masters of military sci-fi.
Updated 1.15.03

The Poison Master
Author: Williams,
Liz
Publisher: Spectra $ 5.99 (paper) ISBN: 0553584987 Date: 2003PW
On a distant world ruled by an alien race, humanity is enslaved, having forgotten
its own past and condemned to have no future--until one woman is offered a
choice that could restore humanity's freedom.
Updated 12.02.02

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